County middle-schoolers recognized as Duke TIP scholars

Tuesday

Feb 5, 2013 at 9:28 AM

Nineteen students were honored at the Davidson County Board of Education meeting Monday for their academic success.

Nineteen students were honored at the Davidson County Board of Education meeting Monday for their academic success.The middle-schoolers have been named Duke University Talent Identification Program scholars for scoring at the 95th percentile or higher on a grade level standardized achievement, aptitude or mental ability test. Due to their scores they achieved in the elementary and middle school levels, they are invited as seventh-graders to take the ACT or SAT college entrance exams.The students honored were: Tyro Middle: Matthew Baity, Sarah Bryant and Althea Crook; South Middle: Jenna Garner; North Davidson Middle: Jamison Breeding, Logan Caldwell, Michael Haggerty and Grant Morgan; Ledford Middle: Tucker Craven, Noah Davis, Chase Fisher and Kelsey Hoover; E. Lawson Brown Middle: Claire Medlin; Central Davidson Middle: Sam Amos, Kiera Baldock, Levi Cline, Andy Killebrew, Jonah Parks and Lilly Snider. Amos and Haggerty also received state and grand recognition.The program has been dedicated to serving academically gifted and talented youths since 1980. For more information about Duke Tip, go to www.tip.duke.edu.

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